COTT: Forsaken Dreams by MaryLu Tyndall Wins Latest Clash
The winner of Clash of the Titles’ latest
Clash is:
Forsaken Dreams
by
MaryLu Tyndall
Congratulations, MaryLu, two-time clash
winner!
Special thanks to her competitors for their participation:
Sadie and Sophie Cuffe
Gina Holmes
Christine Lindsey
Noelle Marchand
About Forsaken Dreams:
They Left Everything Behind to Build a New Southern Utopia
Colonel Blake Wallace has seen enough death to last a lifetime. Weary and
disillusioned, he slumps beneath the weight of defeat and loss. With his
entire family murdered by the North and his name appearing on a list of
officers wanted for war crimes, Blake organizes a shipload of southerners
who, like him, long to escape the horrors of war and start a new life in a
verdant land called Brazil.
Eliza Crawford can barely remember the days of her youth spent in opulence
and comfort at her Georgian home. She can’t help but wonder how different
her life would be had she not met her late husband, Stanton Watts, a
general in the Northern army. Now a war widow, Eliza is rejected by both
North and South. Desperate to keep her marriage a secret and escape her
past and pain, she longs to start over again in Brazil.
But once the voyage begins, troubles abound. Dangers at sea and
enemies from within threaten to keep Blake and Eliza from the new life—and
love—they long for.
PURCHASE:
Just when I think MaryLu Tyndall cannot write a more passionate,
page-turning romance…she does! Forsaken Dreams is a worthy addition to
your keeper shelf, melding adventure, love, and spiritual truths in
soul-enriching ways. A blessed start to a new series!– Laura Frantz, author of The Colonel’s Lady and Love’s Reckoning
BACKSTAGE WITH MARYLU:
Several things inspired me to write my new Escape to Paradise series. First
the history is so fascinating. I never knew that so many (tens of
thousands) Southerners fled the South after the Civil War for greener
pastures. Many went to Mexico, some out west, but several thousand went to
Brazil. Their descendants still celebrate there today! Secondly I’m a big
fan of the TV show LOST, in particular the jungle setting and the spiritual
themes that ran through the show.
I love the supernatural and I saw an opportunity to write a story about a
group of settlers who are in a sense, running away from their problems and
from God, but who end up being part of an eternal plan that involves a
battle between good and evil. Forsaken Dreams is the account of
their voyage to Brazil, during which the reader meets all the characters
and discovers their individual reasons for running away.
Themes of forgiveness, bitterness, hatred, guilt, rebellion and even Post
Traumatic Stress Syndrome are addressed as the colonists face several
disasters that threaten their mission and their lives. During the trip,
hints are given here and there that something much larger is at stake
waiting for them in Brazil, something that originated behind the curtain of
the natural world.
MORE ABOUT MARYLU:
A Christy Award finalist and best-selling author, MaryLu
Tyndall dreamt of tall ships and swashbuckling pirates during her childhood
years on Florida’s Atlantic Coast. With over a dozen novels published, she
continues to pen her romantic tales while managing a home, husband, six
adult kids, and three cats who have decided that her keyboard is the best
place to sleep! She believes that without popcorn and chocolate, life
would not be worth living, and her sole motivation in life is to bring
others closer to God.
For more information on MaryLu and her books, please visit her website
at http://www.marylutyndall.com or
her blog at
http://crossandcutlass.blogspot.com/ or you can find her on
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/MaryLu-Tyndall-Swashbuckling-Romance/175344859169475
